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15 Oct 2024

SAFE calls on environment ministers to live up to their promises on climate and biodiversity

European Ministers of Environment meeting in Brussels on 14 October remained committed to the goal of global warming to 1.5°C as they prepared for the next world climate summit in...

Tags: biodiversity, Climate Change, Environment

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14 Oct 2024

The UK announces TV ban on junk food ads before 9 pm

As reported by the BBC, the UK government has announced that starting October 1, 2025, junk food ads will be banned on TV before 9 PM, to protect children’s health. This measure ...

Tags: junk food, Obesity, TV ads

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08 Oct 2024

A double standard in global trade and EU health protection: How Europe’s banned pesticides end up on our plates

A new report by PAN Europe reveals that hazardous pesticides banned in Europe can still be found in European consumers’ diets. These toxic pesticides, often produced by...

Tags: Controls on imports, Food Safety, Pesticides

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04 Oct 2024

Greenpeace reveals mega-farm bias in EU agricultural policy

A Greenpeace briefing, named “Go Big or Go Burst” reveals that, because of the way subsidies are designed, current EU farming policies force farmers to industrialise an...

Tags: Agriculture, Environment, mega-farms

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30 Sep 2024

Research links food insecurity in early life and pregnancy to higher rates of child obesity

As reported by Nutrition Insight, a new research funded by the National Institutes of Health’s ECHO program shows that food insecurity during early childhood or pregnancy increas...

Tags: Food Insecurity, Obesity

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25 Sep 2024

EUROPEAN GREEN DEAL: THE MANY RISKS

The Heinrich Böll Foundation, linked to the German Green Party, has put out their assessment of the risks the European Green Deal faces under the new European Commission. Those ri...

Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Pesticides

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18 Sep 2024

3,600 food contact chemicals found in humans

The food we eat travels and is sold wrapped in over 14,400 non-edible chemical substances, present in bottles, cans, plastic foil, paper, and any other packaging. These are kn...

Tags: FCCs, Food Packaging, health

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11 Sep 2024

Global GHG emissions reach record high in 2023

Share this article The EU’s research body, JRC, released its annual climate metrics report in early September, highlighting the EU’s progress in climate action. In 2023, global...

Tags: Alternative proteins, GHG, Like a Pro

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05 Sep 2024

Plastic Overshoot Day 2024: Global Waste Crisis Surpasses Management Capacity

Share this article As reported by Packaging Insights, today September 5th marks the Plastic Overshoot Day, when global plastic waste surpasses the world’s waste management capaci...

Tags: Plastic Overshoot Day, Plastic Waste, Pollution

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31 Jul 2024

Are high-fat foods contributing to the anxiety epidemic?

Share this article High-fat foods are widely recognised as the leading cause of obesity. As reported by Food Navigator Europe, scientists are now exploring their potential links to

Tags: Anxiety, High-fat foods, Mental health

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29 Jul 2024

SAFE launches its podcast SAFE bites

On this podcast we talk about food-related issues important for European consumers. Every episode will be focused on something relevant for consumers to learn about, like food labe...

Tags: Food Safety, Podcast, Safe Bites

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24 Jul 2024

EU food security: new guidelines to strengthen resilience

Share this article As reported by the newsroom of the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Commission, the European Food Security Crisis prepar...

Tags: European Commission, Food security, food supply chain